Shoe.



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SHOE. APPLICATION FILED MAR.21,1916.

Patented 0ct.17,1916.

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SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

. Application filed March 21 1916. Serial No. 85,723.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SELWYN' Hour, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which .the following is such a specification as'will enable others versed in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of what is known to the trade as McKay shoes or McKay welts, and in the assembling, combination, and construction of the various parts entering into and making up the sole portion thereof.

My invention has for its purposes and objects: 1. To provide for the protection of the McKay stitch which fastens the upper and inner sole of the shoe to the welt thereof, which welt is in turn attached or sewed to a slip veneer or other suitable material. 2. To eliminate the friction and wear on the McKay stitch above mentioned. 3. To provide, without necessity of additionaloperation or other expense, a cavity in the interior construction of the sole in which the McKay stitch may repose without friction or wear. 4:. To make possible the easy and economical repairing of a McKay welt shoe, allowingthe resoling of same, practically and easily as with the competing and heretofore styled Superior Goodyear welt. 5. To provide for the attach ing of'a welt to a slip of veneer or other suitable material in such a manner that the said slip acts as and is a guide for the Me- Kay sewer while stitching the welt onto a McKay shoe. 6. To eliminate the squeak often noticeable in shoes when wearing the same." 7. To provide an improved cushioned effect, intended to make the shoe easy upon the foot. 8. To provide other advantages and results many of which will be hereinafter referred to in the description of the various parts.

To fully comprehend the purposes and objects of my invention it must first be understood that as the science of shoemaking has progressed, there has come into and grown upon the trade, what is known as G oodyear welt shoes, such shoes belng more costly to manufacture but, owing to the ease with which they are repaired or resoled, considered well worth the difference in cost over and above the old style McKay shoe. In the old process of manufacture of the McKay welt shoe, the welt and slip laid fiat against the outer sole to which the welt was fastened or sewed. Thus the McKay stitches in passingdown through the inner sole, the upper, the lining, and the welt, rub against the inner side of the outer sole. It has been demonstrated that this friction of the McKay stitch against the outer sole eventually wears the thread, so that when the outer sole needs replacing,a new sole can not be securely fastened to-the shoe by stitching through the welt, because the interior McKay stitch has become weakened or broken and can not in turn hold the welt to the body of the shoe. 'Thus for many years prlor to my invention and since the introduction of the Goodyear welt, McKay shoes have been used only on inferior grades. So also have manufacturers been much troubled by McKay shoes being returned because of the ripping of the McKay stitch,

before the outer sole is worn through, this ripping being caused by the friction and wear of the McKay stitch against the outer sole.

This has resulted in serious increase of. cost to the manufacturer, the necessity of which has now been eliminated by my new and improved method and process.

It is to be understood also that the terms employed herein are used in the generic and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in

which similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to said drawing, Figure one (1) shows a McKay welt shoe crosscut at a point just back of the tip. Fig. two (2) shows a plan and cross sectional view of my imroved slip of veneer or other suitable substance, stitched toa welt.

; In Fig. one (1) A shows what known as the upper of the shoe; B shows the inner lining of the shoe; C shows the McKay stitches which pass through the inner sole D,

the lining B, the upper A, and the welt E to the protecting pocket 0; F shows the machine stitches which fasten the welt E to the slip sole G; H shows the stitches passing through the welt E andthe sole I; J shows a cushion sole of felt orpther resilient material in position between the inner sole D. and the slip G. Thus the cushion fills the pocket K created by stitching the slip sole G on top of the welt E and also levels the inner sole D so that it may not become unduly depressed at its center portion over the edges of the upper A and the lining B. O

1 shows the pocket, formed to protect the stitches C, as they pass down through the welt E" into the pocket 0 and up again through the welt E. This eliminates contact and wear of the stitches C" against the outer sole I.

In Fig. two (2), K shows the pocket in which the cushion J rests.

By the use of my improved construction I provide for the protection of the stitch C, by freeing it from wear against the sole I, thus keeping intact the said stitch throughout the life of the shoe, and makingpractical the resoling of the same at any time this may be needed. The stitching of the slip G upon the welt E also provides a guide for the McKay sewer to follow, it being noted (by reference to Fig. one) thatthe slip sole G is made just enough narrower than the inner sole D to insure the stitch C never running off the inner sole D as long as the sewer follows the outline of the slip sole G. In the McKay process heretofore used, it has been the practice to insert a filler section to level the inner sole D over the ends of the upper A and lining B, but by my improved method of attaching the slip sole G to the welt E, I create a much larger interior space than has heretofore existed and thus allow for the use of a substantial cushion with its corresponding ease and comfort.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and.desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent of the United States of America is:

1. In a shoe, an outer sole and an upper having horizontally positioned inturned edges, vertically extending fastening means for said upper, and means for connecting said sole and upper together and providing an open space to receive'said vertically positioned fastening means.

2. In a shoe, a welt, an outer sole secured thereto, an upper having horizontally positioned inturned edges, secured to said vertically arranged stitches which secure the welt and horizontal edges of the upper together.

5. In a shoe, a welt, an outer sole secured thereto, an upper secured to said welt by verticallyarranged stitches, and means interposed between said welt and outer sole to form an open space to receive the lower portions of said vertically arranged stitches which secure the welt and upper together.

6. In a shoe, the combination of an inner sole, .an upper, a lining and a welt secured to said inner sole by stitches, and a slip-sole secured to one side of said welt to form an open space adjacent to the outer edge of said slip-sole, said open space being positioned to receive said stitches which unite the upper, lining, insole and welt together.

7. In a shoe, a slip-sole, a welt secured thereto to form an open space adjacent the edge of said slip-sole, an upper and insole secured to said welt by stitches, and an outer sole secured to said welt, said stitches which unite the upper, insole and welt together being positioned in said open space free from engagement with the inner surface of said outer sole.

8. In a shoe, a slip-sole, a welt permanently fastened upon and secured to one of its sides between its edges, the outer edge of said welt extending beyond the outer edge of said slip-sole, and an outer sole secured to said welt adjacent its outer edge to form anopen space between said welt, slipsole and outer sole.

9. In a shoe, a slip-sole, a welt secured thereto to form an open space adjacent the edge of said slip-sole, an upper and insole secured to said welt by stitches, an outer sole secured to said welt, said stitches which unite the upper, insole and welt together being positioned in said open space free from engagement with the inner surface of said outer sole, and a cushion'between said outer and inner sole.

10. In a shoe, a slip-sole having a permanent vertical outer edge, and a welt secured between its edges to one side of said slipsole, the outer edge of said welt extending beyond the outer edge of said slip-sole to form a right-angle permanent open space around the outer edge of said slip-sole.

11. In a shoe, a slip-sole and welt having their outer and inner edges respectivelv arranged in overlapping position to form a cushion pocket on the upper side of said slip-sole and a permanent stitch receiving space on the under side of said welt, and means for permanently securing said overlappin edges together.

1 a shoe, a slip-sole, and a welt of even thickness throughout its area, said welt being secured to said slip-sole to provide an overhanging edge and to form a permanent open space on the underside of said welt, said open space being the full depth of the vertical edge of said slip-sole.

13. .In a shoe, an outer sole, a welt secured adjacent its edges to said outer sole, a

inner edge of said welt to form an open 7 space between the outer edge oisaid slip- 15 sole, welt and outer sole, and an upper and insole secured by stitches to said welt, said stitches lying in said open space.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES SELWYN HOLT. Witnesses:

NEWMAN, DURELL, CHARLES W. Lovn'rr. 

